taxsavings2007.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K


[x] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the Year Ended December 31, 2007


Commission file number 1-8022



TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES



CSX CORPORATION
A Virginia Corporation
IRS Employer Identification Number 62-1051971
500 Water Street
15th Floor
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Telephone (904) 359-3200

 
 

 

TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007



 
   
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Plan Administrator and the Audit Committee
Tax Savings Thrift Plan for Employees of
   CSX Corporation and Affiliated Companies
CSX Corporation
Jacksonville, Florida

We have audited the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits of the Tax Savings Thrift Plan for Employees of CSX Corporation and Affiliated Companies as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred  to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2007 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Jacksonville, Florida
June 17, 2008

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TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
         
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(Dollars in Thousands)
         
         
     
December 31
     
   2007 
2006
ASSETS
   
 
Investments, at fair value:
   
   
Investment in Master Trust (Note 3)
 $938,622
 $866,352
   
Loans to members
 12,747
 12,797
     
 951,369
 879,149
RECEIVABLES
   
 
Employer contributions
 640
 623
 
Member contributions
 2,075
 1,966
     
 2,715
 2,589
TOTAL ASSETS
 954,084
 881,738
         
LIABILITIES
   
 
Accrued expenses
 54
 89
         
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, AT FAIR VALUE
 954,030
 881,649
         
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in Master
   
 
Trust relating to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (Note 4)
 (13,449)
 (6,820)
         
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 $940,581
 $874,829











See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
     
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
     
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Dollars in Thousands)
     
     
ADDITIONS
 
 
Net gain from investment in Master Trust (Note 3)
 $106,534
 
Interest from loans to members
 856
 
Employer contributions
 7,655
 
Member contributions
 27,508
   
 142,553
     
DEDUCTIONS
 
 
Distributions to members
 75,762
 
Fees and expenses
 1,039
   
 76,801
     
NET INCREASE
 65,752
     
Net Assets Available for Benefits at Beginning of Year
 874,829
     
Net Assets Available for Benefits at End of Year
 $940,581












See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                           NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
 
The following description of the Tax Savings Thrift Plan for Employees of CSX Corporation and Affiliated Companies (“the Plan”) provides only general information. Members should refer to the Summary Plan Description and the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
General: The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all salaried employees and certain non-union hourly employees of CSX Corporation (“CSX” or “Plan Sponsor”) and adopting affiliated companies (collectively, “the Company”). Effective January 1, 2001, CSX established a portion of the Plan as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) designed to comply with Section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“the Code”), as amended. The Plan also contains a cash or deferred arrangement described in Section 401(k) of the Code and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended. The ESOP component is designed to invest primarily in CSX common stock and may invest 100% in such securities.
 
Contributions: Members, as defined in the Plan document, may contribute from 1% up to 50% (in 1% multiples) of eligible compensation, as defined by the Plan document, on a pre-tax or after-tax basis up to the current Code limit. Beginning January 1, 2003, members who are age 50 or older by the end of the applicable calendar year are eligible to make catch-up contributions in accordance with the Code. Members who are not eligible to participate in the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan of CSX Corporation and Affiliated Companies may also contribute up to 50% of any incentive compensation to the Plan. Subject to certain limitations, members may rollover distributions from another qualified plan or an individual retirement account (“Rollover Account”). Members may change contribution rates and investment elections daily.
 
The Company contributes amounts equal to 50% of the first 6% of a member’s pre-tax or after-tax eligible contributions as matching contributions. Members may invest the Company matching contribution in any of the Plan’s investment options. Member incentive compensation contributions are not matched. Additional amounts may be contributed at the option of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company did not make any additional contributions during 2007.
 
Diversification: Members could diversify Company contributions previously invested in CSX common stock and invest new Company contributions in any investment options offered under the Plan document.
 

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TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                                           NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)
 
Transfer/Reallocations: Beginning June 1, 2005, a trading restriction was in place on certain trade activities in all available investment funds. These restrictions require a 30-day period of time during which investments must remain in the fund (“the holding period”). If these trading restrictions are not followed, a redemption fee of 2% will apply to the current value of the units withdrawn prior to the expiration of the holding period. Effective July 1, 2007 CSX changed the restrictions on trade activities in all available investment funds.  The new trade control policy, which is consistent with benefit plan administration best practices, does not permit members to purchase shares of the same fund through investment fund activity for 30 calendar days. Members may, however, transfer funds to the Stable Value Fund at any time without restriction. Any amounts invested prior to July 1, 2007 are considered to have met the 30-day holding requirement.
 
Member Accounts: Each member’s account is credited with the member’s contributions and allocations of (a) Company contributions and (b) Plan earnings and is charged for administrative expenses. Company contributions are calculated at 50% of the first 6% of employee basic contributions. If made, profit sharing contributions are in proportion to each member’s base compensation paid by the Company. Plan earnings are allocated on a proportionate share of the increase or decrease in the fair market value of each fund in which the member’s accounts are invested on each valuation date. Expense allocations are made on the basis of assets in the individual account. A member is entitled to the value of his or her account.
 
Vesting: Members are 100% vested in their accounts.
 
Loans: Certain members may borrow from their accounts an amount equal to the lesser of fifty thousand dollars in the aggregate (reduced by the highest outstanding balance during the one-year period preceding the loan) or 50% of their account balance (reduced by the outstanding balance of all Plan loans at the time of the loan). Loan terms range from one to five years unless the loan is to be used in conjunction with the purchase of a primary residence. Loans are secured by the balance in the member’s account. The loan interest rates are calculated using the prime rate in the Wall Street Journal as of the first business day of the current month in which the loan originates plus 1%. The interest rate in effect when a member applies for the loan will remain in effect for the term of the loan. It will not change even though the interest rate applicable to new loans may change. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.
 

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TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)
 
Dividends: Dividends paid on shares of CSX common stock held in a member’s account are reinvested in shares of CSX common stock. A member or spousal beneficiary may elect to have dividends paid to them in cash. Any change in an election will apply only to ex-dividend dates occurring after the date such election is received. A member who does not make a timely election will have the dividends paid to his or her account and reinvested in shares of CSX common stock.
 
Payment of Benefits: Upon termination of service, a member may receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of his or her account.  Upon disability or retirement, a member may elect to receive a lump-sum or monthly installments over a period not to exceed the lesser of 240 months or the life expectancy of the last survivor of the member and his or her beneficiary. Surviving spouses of retired or disabled members may also elect monthly installments. A terminated member’s account balance of five thousand dollars or less (excluding the Rollover Account) as of his or her date of termination or the last day of any Plan year shall be rolled over into an individual retirement account (IRA) at American Century Investments unless the member makes an alternate distribution request.
 
Administrative Expenses: The administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company or from Plan assets as the Plan Sponsor directs. All of the administrative expenses of the Plan during the year ended December 31, 2007 were paid from Plan funds.
 
Plan Termination: Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right to discontinue its contributions to the Plan at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. If the Plan were to terminate, members would remain 100% vested in their accounts.
 

 

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TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                                           NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation: The financial statements have been prepared under the accrual method of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
New Accounting Pronouncement: Investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  The Plan adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans in 2006.  Because contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for investment contracts including fully benefit-responsive synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“synthetic GICs”), the new pronouncement requires that both the fair value and the difference between fair value and contract value are disclosed in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
The Plan invests in investment contracts through RiverSource Trust Stable Capital Fund II, a common collective trust. The fair value of the Plan’s interest in this fund is based on information reported by the issuer of the common collective trust at year-end. The contract value of this fund represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.  The Plan also invests in investment contracts in the form of synthetic GICs (See Note 4).
 
Investments: The CSX Corporation Master Retirement Savings Plan Trust (“Master Trust”) (See Note 3) holds all investments of this Plan and the CSX Corporation Capital Builder Plan except for loans to members. Loans to members are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value. Each participating retirement plan has an undivided interest in the Master Trust.
 
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 

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TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT IN MASTER TRUST
 
All investments of the Master Trust are held by The Northern Trust Company, the trustee of the Master Trust. Each participating plan’s interest in the Master Trust is based on account balances of the participants and their elected investment fund options.
 
Cash and cash equivalents are valued at fair value which approximates face value. Investments in CSX common stock and other equities, which are stated at fair value, are valued at the closing price on the last business day of the year. Investments in mutual funds are measured by quoted market prices and are reported at aggregate fair value. The collective trust fund is valued at quoted redemption value provided by the trustee.  All other securities are valued based on broker pricing or other pricing services.
 
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 

 

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TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                               NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT IN MASTER TRUST (continued)
 
Summarized financial information of the Master Trust is presented below:
 

 
             (Dollars in Thousands)
 
Plan's
 
Plan's
     
December 31,
Percentage
December 31,
Percentage
 
 2007
Interest (a)
2006
Interest (a)
 
Mutual Funds
       
 
Vanguard S & P 500 Index Fund
 $166,063
57%
 $150,915
57%
 
Fidelity Equity Income Fund
 97,952
79%
 108,027
80%
 
Vanguard Morgan Growth
 79,335
65%
 68,161
65%
 
Vanguard Wellington Fund
 77,609
63%
 48,330
67%
 
Morgan Stanley International Fund
 72,782
69%
 63,288
70%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
 645
98%
 -
0%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
 8,710
81%
 2,287
71%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
 6,551
73%
 1,595
76%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
 4,711
71%
 668
59%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
 1,494
77%
 416
96%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
 1,956
68%
 753
72%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
 1,393
51%
 282
92%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
 1,425
64%
 455
90%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
 1,233
70%
 466
70%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
 48
55%
 -
0%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
 80
18%
 -
0%
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
 437
74%
 -
0%
 
 Total Mutual Funds
 522,424
 
 445,643
 
             
 
CSX Common Stock
 674,798
40%
 609,287
43%
             
 
Separately Managed Account
       
 
 Wellington Growth Fund
 37,177
68%
 42,187
69%
 
 Wellington Growth Fund - loaned
 (18,622)
 
 (20,584)
 
 
  Total Separately Managed Account
 18,555
 
 21,603
 
 
(a) Represents the Plan's percentage participation in each individual fund held by the Master Trust.
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AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                             NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT IN MASTER TRUST (continued)
 

 
 
 (Dollars in Thousands)
 
Plan's
 
Plan's
     
December 31,
Percentage
December 31,
Percentage
   
2007
Interest (a)
2006
Interest (a)
 
Pooled Separate Account
       
 
 Stable Interest Fund
 
78%
 
80%
 
  Cash and Cash Equivialents
 91,806
 
 87,861
 
 
  Mutual Funds
 94,477
 
 102,218
 
 
  Government securities, corporate bonds,
       
 
    mortgages and other
 166,994
 
 141,040
 
 
  RiverSource Trust Stable Capital Fund II
 29,035
 
 17,799
 
 
  Synthetic Guaranteed Investment
       
 
    Contract - Wrappers
 875
 
 1,275
 
 
  Government securities, corporate bonds,
       
 
    mortgages and other - loaned
 (24,195)
 
 (21,684)
 
 
 Total Pooled Separate Account
 358,992
 
 328,509
 
             
 
Collateral held under securities lending
       
 
  agreements (excluding noncash collateral)
 39,984
 
 40,558
 
             
 
Securities on loan
 42,817
 
 42,268
 
 
Total Assets:
 1,657,570
 
 1,487,868
 
             
Liabilities:
       
 
Obligations under securities lending agreements
 39,984
 
 40,558
 
 
Accrued expenses
 478
 
 186
 
             
Net assets available for benefits, at fair value
 1,617,108
 
 1,447,124
 
             
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
       
 
interest in Master Trust relating to fully benefit-
       
 
responsive investment contracts
 (17,352)
 
 (8,543)
 
             
Net assets
 $1,599,756
 
 $1,438,581
 
             
Plan’s investment in the Master Trust’s net assets
 $925,173
58%
 $859,532
60%
 
(a) Represents the Plan's percentage participation in each individual fund held by the Master Trust.
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AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                           NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT IN MASTER TRUST (continued)
 
Investment income and expenses, other than those related to CSX common stock, are allocated to each plan in a pro-rata fashion based on the member’s average daily investment balances. Investment income and expenses related to CSX common stock are allocated based on actual shares held. Investment income for the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 2007 is as follows:
 

 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
     
Net gain from investments in Master Trust:
 
 
Mutual funds (quoted market price)
 $28,413
 
CSX common stock (quoted market price)
 166,027
 
Common stock (quoted market price)
 (1,805)
 
Collective trust fund (quoted redemption price)
 1,178
   
 193,813
Interest and dividend income
 27,001
Investment income for the Master Trust
 $220,814

 

 

 

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AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                              NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 4 – SYNTHETIC GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS
 
The Master Trust holds investments in synthetic GICs as part of the Stable Interest Fund.   Synthetic GICs are investment contracts that allow participants to earn fixed income for a specified period of time.  These synthetic GICs are fully benefit-responsive, which allows participants to initiate all permitted transactions, such as withdrawals, loans or transfers to other funds within the Plan.  A corresponding contract wrapper with the issuer provides a fixed rate of return on the underlying investments.  A contract wrapper is a contractual agreement with a third party that regulates the return on investment.  The agreement provides for the third party to compensate the Plan if the return on investment drops below a certain threshold and visa versa. The values of the contract wrappers at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $0.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
 
The underlying investments of the synthetic GICs are valued at quoted redemption values on the last business day of the Plan’s year-end. The fair value of the wrap contracts for the synthetic GICs is determined using the market approach discounting methodology that incorporates the difference between current market level rates for contract level wrap fees and the wrap fee being charged. The difference is calculated as a dollar value and discounted by the prevailing swap rates as of period end.
 
Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer.  These events include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) amendments to the Plan documents, (2) bankruptcy of the Plan Sponsor or other Plan Sponsor events which cause a significant withdrawal from the Plan or (3) the failure of the Master Trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA.  CSX does not believe that the occurrence of any event limiting the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with members is probable.
 
The contract value of the synthetic GICs represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.  The synthetic GIC issuers can only terminate the contract under very limited circumstances such as CSX or the investment fund managers breaching any of their obligations under the agreement.  CSX does not believe it is likely that the synthetic GICs will be terminated.

The average yield of the synthetic GICs based on actual earnings was approximately 5.25% and 5.15% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The average yield of the synthetic GICs based on interest rate credited to members was approximately 5.07% and 5.15% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The crediting interest rate is based on a mutually agreed upon formula that resets on a quarterly basis depending on the performance of the bonds being managed.  The minimum crediting rate is 0%.

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AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                               NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Master Trust received cash dividends from investments in CSX common stock of $8.8 million. The Plan’s share of these dividends was $3.6 million.
 
The Trustee routinely invests assets in its Collective Short-Term Investment Fund. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Master Trust earned interest of $393,223 for transactions with this fund, a portion of which is allocated to the Plan based upon the Plan’s pro-rata share in the net assets of the Master Trust and is included in net gain from investment in Master Trust in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
NOTE 6 – SECURITIES LENDING
 
The Trustee is authorized to engage in the lending of certain Master Trust assets. Securities lending is an investment management strategy that utilizes the existing securities (government bonds, corporate bonds or equities) of the Master Trust to earn additional income. It involves the loaning of securities to a select group of approved broker-dealers. In return for the loaned securities, the Trustee simultaneously receives collateral in the form of cash or U.S. Treasury bills as a safeguard against possible default of any borrower on the return of the loan. Each security lending transaction is collateralized by a margin requirement, as specified in the terms of the securities borrowing agreements.
 
The Master Trust accounts for its securities lending activities in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (“SFAS 140”).  Cash received by the Trustee is invested in money market securities by the Master Trust and, accordingly, recorded at fair value in the financial statements with a corresponding obligation to repay the collateral in accordance with the securities borrowing agreements. Noncash collateral provided to the Master Trust was in the form of U.S. Treasury bills and in accordance with SFAS 140, is not recorded in the investments of the Master Trust.
 

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AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                                                               NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 6 – SECURITIES LENDING (continued)
 
Activities related to securities lending in 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
 

 
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
2007
2006
 
Securities on loan
 $42,817
 $42,268
 
Cash collateral held by the Master Trust
 39,984
 40,558
 
Noncash collateral held by the Master Trust
 3,833
 2,840
 
Income earned through each year
 142
 43

 
NOTE 7 - INCOME TAX STATUS
 
The Plan received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) dated January 18, 2008 stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation.  Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. If necessary, the Plan Sponsor will take the required steps, if any, to bring the Plan’s operations into compliance with the Code.
 
NOTE 8 - RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
 
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 

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Supplemental Schedule














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TAX SAVINGS THIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
       
EIN: 62-1051971 Plan Number: 003
       
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
       
December 31 ,2007
       
     
   
(c)
 
 
(b)
Description of Investment
 
 
Identity of Issue,
Including Maturity Date,
 
 
Borrower, Lessor, or
Rate of Interest, Collateral
(e)
(a)
Similar Party
Par or Maturity Value
Current Value
   
                       
 
*
Members
Loans with interest rates of 4.0% to 11.00%, maturing through 2032
 $12,746,599
       
*Indicates a party-in-interest to the Plan.
       
Note: Cost information has not been included, because all investments are member directed.




 


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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the CSX Plan Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
 

By: /s/  ROBERT J. HAULTER           

Robert J. Haulter
Senior Vice President
Human Resources
CSX Corporation
(Plan Sponsor)

Date: June 16, 2008

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